Our client, a large financial institution, is seeking an Associate to join their Trade Finance team on a 6-month contract. This role involves providing additional support to the trade finance, stock lending, and stock borrowing teams. The Trade Finance Associate will play a key role in assisting with various trade support and settlement activities, ensuring smooth operations and accurate settlement processes.
The key responsibilities include the following;
- Provide support to the trade finance, stock lending, and stock borrowing teams in daily operations
- Manage settlement processes, ensuring all trades are settled accurately and on time
- Assist in trade support functions within the middle office, collaborating with different teams to ensure seamless operations
- Utilize basic Excel skills to work with large data sets, ensuring accuracy in data management
- Contribute to ongoing projects and process improvements within the team
To be considered for this role, our client is looking for someone with the following skills / qualifications;
Strong experience or knowledge of trade finance, stock borrowing, or stock lendingBackground in finance and capital markets, with an understanding of accounting principles, including debits and creditsExperience with Global One or similar settlement systems is a plusUp to 7 years of experience in a related field, preferably in trade support, middle office, or settlementsStrong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teamsThis will be a hybrid role requiring 2 days in office